ART exam 2

Prehistory means...

The woman of willemdorf (big and busty carving) belongs to the ______ period and functioned as...

The depiction of animals in comparison to humans of the _______ period are rendered with ____________

The rendering of animals during the neolithic period is best described as...

What are the five key characteristics of a civilization

This land lies between the Tigris and Euphrates. Named by the Greeks as "the land between the rivers"

Sumerian Mesopotamia was comprised of these, each with its own government and at the center of which stood a ziggurat

Sometime around 2300 BCE Mesopotamia was united under a single ruler from this culture

Name the stylistic characteristics of amarna period art (reign of Akhenaten)

Name the ways Egyptian Pharaohs were buried in the three major time periods

This term refers to ancient Greek art that emphasized rational simplicity, order, and restrained emotion

Twisted movement, tortured facial expressions, strained muscles, and emotional and physical anguish are characteristics of this period in Ancient Greek art

Portraiture achieved a high degree of individuality in this roman period

Name the roman temple dedicated to all the gods that had the largest dome built until the 1400s, complete with an oculus and coffers

This roman emperor split the empire into eastern and western halves, moved the capitol to Byzantium and renamed it after himself. Today it is Istanbul, turkey. He also made Christianity legal

The old st peters was based on this roman architectural plan that originally functioned as an assembly hall

This color is often used to represent the heavenly realm in Byzantine art

The 9th century period when images were outlawed because it was believed they encouraged idolatry

This term describes th revival of roman principles of stone architectural construction especially around the round arch and barrel vault

Name the key differences between early gothic and high gothic architecture

This philosophy held that all sources of inspiration l, whether from the Bible or classical mythology, were a means of ascending earthly existence toward a mystical union with god

This philosophical, literary, and artistic movement supported the secular dimensions of life, pursued intellectual and scientific inquiry, and rediscovered classical literature

The HOLY TRINITY by masaccio was the first painting to use this means of creating the illusion of depth

Donatellos DAVID was the first of these in approximately 1000 years

Northern renaissance painting differed from Italian renaissance painting in that they were more concerned with depicting this

The word BAROQUE literally means this

This artist is sometimes called the father of baroque painting

Much of the bronze used to make berninis baldacchino at the New St Peters came from

Ornately delicate and organic framework around relatively bright paneled walls expressed the tastes of the French aristocracy after the death of Louis XIV and are characteristic of this movement in art and architecture

Name at least 5 stylistic characteristics of baroque art